The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
THE FEMALE COLLEGE.
THE ANNvA1 coMArRscRMENT
At the Opera House Last evening Fourteen
Fair Young Ladies 'LAuuChsd upon the
Sea of Life"-All but n Make their
Bows to a Delighted Audience.

Bows to a Delighted Audience.
The Wheeling Female College last
evening closed another year Of ita long
and honorable career, graduating with
high praise a class Of fair young women,
which showed fully % high an average Of
beauty and intelligence as any that have
preceded IT, and was ss tavorably and
warmly received by friends and the pub
lilo generally.
The Opera House was the scene Of the
commencement exerCisea. AS usual, the
occasion was one Of no little importance,
as evidenced by the rush Of people thai
commenced at an early hour, before the
doors were opened, and continued until
every seat in the place was filed and
standing room was difficult to obtain,
Such an oubpouriug Of citizens, embracing
many Of the most prominent and lnluen'
tiAl the city has, demonstrates very lorci'
bly, the pride that Ia taken in the College,
and lust 30 long as pride and interest are
felt, go long will the institution continue
to be q success and to do good,
Naturally q goodly part ofthe vast audi,
enCe was composed oil ladies, whose light
costumes, ribbons and flowers served tC
brighten oil the surroundings and give the
event q festive air that was not Of all ilap'
pgopEiate. There was 9 proiusion d
flowers in the house and their sweet odorl
were carried into every nook and corner,
The night was quite close and oppressive
but that did not apparently Lessen the In
terest felt in the exercises, for very few
left the building until the be~nedictlon ha(
been pronounced and the class oil 1881
fairly launched into the world,
THE GLASS.
So much for the audience; now Tor the
class and the interesting programme, both
OF which were received by the audience
with marked demonstrations Of applause,
It was shortly after 5 O'Clock when Kra,
mel's orchestra, which rendered q mum
Der Of acceptable selections at interyals
during the evening, struck up an entrance
march, and the class made Its appearance,
preceded by Professor Brown and the
laCulty, who occupied seats Rt the left O.
the stage, while Hon. o. D, Hubbard,
President Of the Board OF Trustees, Pro
fessor Blaiadell, Of Kentucky, the now
President OF the College, and members oil
tho clergy occupied seats to the right.
In the center Of the stage were chairs
for the class, and In the rear were seats
occupied by q number Of well.knoWu
citizens.
The class that last night babe farewell
TO the sorrows and pleasures Of school life
numbered fourteen. Only thirteen APP
peRrsd, Mics Matte Bodley, Of this city,
who Ia reported to haYe prepared one Of
the best pspers handed in by the Clae9,
having been excused by the Faculty and
Board for good and sufficient reasona.
The thirteen q sthey slowly filed across tho
stSge, handsomely attlred in light Colored
evening costumes, made 8 pleasing pic
ture. Later on, as the floral tributes sent
in by admiring friends accumulated about
their feet the pleasing effect was height.
encd. .
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. ]. T.
Mcclure, Of the U. P, church, and then
Mics May Besll, OF tho Island, was intro
duCed.
THE ESSAYS.
Mis- Beall looked we'll Ia a cream al.
batSess with MORE silk tElmmiaRs and
sash; v shaped neck; Egyptian lace;
diamonds and pearls; Mareschel Mel
roses. 1.-THE Work Before U.s." was the
sublscE Of her Grafton, and in 1t she spoke
Of what woman's task ia and Rhall bs-the
leading Of man into q brighter and better
life. Her thoughts were good and we'll
expressed.
wore a handsome costume oil surah and
MORE, ribbon trimming, low neck, long
gloves; diamonds; MareaChel Neil roses
She spoke OF "Queer' things. Fer treat.
ment Of the topic was quite happy, and Q
marked feature was her excellent and
clear enunciatlon and her graceful ges.
tures. Miss Margaret B. Fritz, another
Of Wheeling's fair daughters, chose
az her subject, Heroes and Hero
Worshlppefg,' and alter referring
to the heroes OF long ago and those ofiater
times In q most entertaining manner, she
brought her hearers TO the present and
the need OF a hero Of to-day; what he
should be and the'worship that would BIO
accorded him.
She wss sttired in a cream Jersey and
surAh silk, Irish point laCe, MRresOhel
Neil roses. Miss Frttz's costume was very
becoming to her.
"a Strong Heart Flipgs Misfortune"
was the title Of tho ora!ion delivered by
Mise Dlusle Garden, Of this county. II
was full Of solid thought and practical sd.
vice, and gave evidence Of 9 studious
mind. Miss GsEden was attired in a COS.
tune Of BuIsht Russia lace sleeves and
%trimmings; her flowers were moGs rose
buds.
Miss Sidney Harilaad, OF Cynthiana,
Ky. wore q beautiful dress OF ivory satin
and crepe liece heavily trimmed with
pearls; diamond ornaments. The tito Of
her Grafton was thine, Lies Historian"
It abounded with poetic thoughts and
ideas, lluently expressed and in q most
graceful and pleasing style.
THE euACKs ALL MALES.
"QuaCkery was the theme that Miss
Mary Hill, Of sharpsburg, KY, devoted
herself to. shO characterised II as some.
thing that rides IN o popular wave, hand
in hand with bribery and corruption.
There 10 hardly any busineas in which
quackery does not play an import.
ant part-in fact, 1t Is almost q
necessary humbug, she was thankful
that there we're nc female quackS,
and RBcribsd as reasons that the Opposite
sex would not permit 1t, being too sharp
sighted, and second, that woman
has neither the time nor inClinS.
ton 10 be q quack. In drawing q lesson
from her theme II was, that we make our
lives what they arc. Miss Hill wore a
cream albatrosS and MORE silk, Spanish
lace, square neck, lace sleeves, diamonds,
MAresGhel Neil roses,
MisA Kate Lukins, OF the Island, spoke
Of "The Blues" 40 q disease, the outgroVth
Of inertneBs or laElness. The fomedy
lies In tho cultivation Of cheer.
tulnesa. She driited Into a serious vein In
closing, and made several excellent points,
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